September has a New Year feeling to it. Are you ready for a fresh start? Here are some tips for parents with primary age children in the run up to the start of term. 1. Remember U2! If you’re reading…
I was at a recent networking event and two of the mums there I had coached in the past. As I introduced myself to everyone in the room I used an example of a vision which one of my mum…
The cliché ‘we are human doings not human beings’ rings true more evidently today in our fast paced, technologically influenced lives. It has become the norm to be action orientated, wearing our busyness as a badge and evaluating ourselves on…
In today’s busy lives it’s all too easy to find yourself off balance, not paying enough attention to important areas of your life. As a coach we are taught to use various techniques to help our clients to move forward.…
My husband and I met in 2004 and got married in 2006. As I was 35 we thought we’d better not hang about and started trying for a baby towards the end of 2007. To our surprise and delight, I…
In the run up to Christmas last year I was stressed. I had been putting pressure on myself to grow my life coaching business and was dissatisfied with speed of the progress I was making. This is despite a 70%…
You may have been there before. In a lunchtime slot from work I mysteriously find myself wandering round the clothes shops in central Oxford with no specific purpose apart from admiring the latest collections and seeking out bargains. I spot…
A while ago I’d just dropped my children off at school at 8.50am and came back home to check my emails. There was an email from our local radio station, Radio Oxford! The email was an invitation for me to speak…
It’s that time of year when, if we have a spare moment, we start to reflect on what’s gone well this year and what has not worked so well. Have you marked out some time to do this yet? One…
It was the perfect autumn day. Warm sun, clear blue sky, golden leaves, dewy grass. My children and I borrowed our neighbour’s dog and set off for a country walk. We walked through an old quarry and followed meandering paths…